The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

#226 Kidney Boy on Acute Kidney Injury: Myths & Musings - Tips and Tricks from Joel Topf MD

Jul 20, 2020

1:09:22

Episode Description

Get a grip on acute kidney injury (AKI) with Dr. Joel Topf (AKA @kidney_boy), Kashlak’s Chief of Nephrology! We’ve put together an AKI highlight reel - focusing on practical tips and tricks to help you identify, diagnose and manage AKI, plus how to recognize AIN and random myths and musings on vancomycin, NSAIDS, contrast nephropathy, and the risk of NSF from gadolinium.

Credits

Written (including CME questions) and Produced by: Cyrus Askin, MD
Infographic by: Cyrus Askin, MD
Cover Art: Kate Grant MBChb, MRCGP
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Editor: Matthew Watto MD, FACP (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com
Guest: Joel Topf, MD

Sponsor: Pediatrics On Call

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Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
03:00 Guest one-liner, Picks of the Week*: Zoe Keating albums (Cellist); Mrs. America (TV series) on FX; The Last of Us (Videogame);
08:45 Sponsor
09:15 Definition of acute kidney injury (AKI) and fundamentals
11:00 Cardiorenal syndrome
12:24 Schema for AKI
17:30 Establish an etiology, determine urine output and address electrolyte abnormalities
21:22 AKI in the otherwise-healthy patient;
32:20 Rhabdomyolysis 38:21 Vancomycin
41:43 Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN)
44:52 Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN)
50:37 Gadolinium in AKI and/or CKD
52:53 Timing of dialysis
56:37 AKI in the out-patient setting and how to handle home meds e.g. TMP-SMX, RAAS inhibitors;
62:01 Is Ultrasound necessary in AKI
64:58 Dr. Topf’s take home points and Plug for Seminars in Nephrology